shinzo abe expected to be reelected. shinzo abe expected to be reelected. it comes from a solid economy and a hefty dose of good fortune. victory against his soul rival would help make him make -- the longest serving prime minister. summit.-than-expected talks may help revive negotiations. president trump is healing the trip as very exciting and a sign of tremendous progress. it is not clear if kim jong-un's promise to close a missile coincides with the call to denuclearize. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. the u.s. and canada will resume trade talks on thursday. is looking unlikely this week. the countries remain at odds on core issues. however, canadian foreign minister says that the talks are cordial. constructive, detailed meeting with the team. to bemosphere continues cordial. there is a lot of good faith and to be cordial. there is a lot of good faith and goodwill on both sides. our officials have more work to do and we will co

we look shinzo abe's chances of becoming japan's longest—serving prime minister.ive from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight, in london and seven in the evening in washington where the united states has welcomed a deal between the leaders of north and south korea, saying it hopes to achieve an agreement on denuclearisation within the next three years. at a summit in pyongyang, north korean leader kimjong—un promised to permanently close a missile launch facility — overseen by international experts. mr kim also expressed a readiness to close a nuclear weapons site , but in return for concessions from the us too. from seoul, laura bicker has the latest. pyongyang's mass games are meant to awe and inspire. usually it's because of their elaborate routines. but tonight, a special guest from the south earned the applause. president moonjae—in, the son of north korean refugees, has spent decades dreaming of this moment. translation: we have lived together for 5,000 years and been separa

we look shinzo abe's chances of becoming japan's longest—serving prime minister.e from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and nine in the morning in pyongyang, where south korea's president moon is beginning the third day of his visit to the north — a visit that has already delivered a promise from kim jong—un to shut one of the country's main missile testing and launch sites. a short while ago, president moon's motorcade took him to visit mount paekdu, where he'll be joined by kim jong—un. perhaps fittingly, north and south koreans both consider the active volcano to be their countries‘ spiritual home. from seoul, laura bicker has the latest. pyongyang's mass games are meant to awe and inspire. usually it's because of their elaborate routines. but tonight, a special guest from the south earned the applause. president moonjae—in, the son of north korean refugees, has spent decades dreaming of this moment. translation: we have lived together for 5,000 years and been separate

shinzo abe one by 100 53 votes to 254.o become the country's longest-serving premier. the secretary of state has called for a new round of talks with mike -- north korea. welcomedeo said they [indiscernible] pyongyang. takes what calls corresponding measures. >> we have remained steady, but we haveprogress always known this would take some time. the south koreans had a successful engagement. president moon with chairman kim over the last 48 hours where we made another step where we will get verification of an element of north korea's program. on the ground, that is a good thing. we are moving forward, the relationship is good. >> the white house says president trump will number -- nominate an economist to one of the three vacant seats on the federal reserve board of governors. he is a senior fellow at the brookings institution who [indiscernible] at thent three decades fed and helped strengthen the banking sector after the financial crisis. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 27

let's hear from shinzo abe. race is over, our party's motto is everything for the japanese people. now is the time to come together again to work hard to make a new japan. stephen: after the victory he claimed he will be putting money toward infrastructure to help alleviate the after affects of a lot of natural disasters and also he will push to change the path of the constitution. for: there is a lot everyone to digest in terms of this new slow but what is it mean for abenomics? we heard a lot about his three arrows. of the sameget more again, that is what muddies came out with a note that said there will be stability and policy and if you looked at his challengers platform, he wanted more of a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility, not the least policies that we have seen from the boj. that was pre-much shot down so you can see abenomics continuing. matt: thanks for a much, bloomberg's stephen engle covering this election. where moments away from the moment -- we are moments away from equity trading. we ha

if shinzo abe wins in a lesser way, that could be bad for japanese equities. in the asia-pacific, mostly higher when it comes to equities. south korea leading gains up .7% after we got the joint declaration from the two korea's yesterday but the talks, wrapping up today. if this lot of question falls short of commitment to denuclearization. we are seeing the peace dividend. australia, down one third of 1% but seeing a decent week in chinese markets. china, up .75%. eight shares coming back in a big way. the hang seng, as well. we are watching that. .8% higher today. the timing could be pretty good. ceo of thek to the company, pretty bullish. shares up around 6% right now. compareddecent showing to the ipos in the tech sector in hong kong of late. rishaad: let's get to the first word news in sydney with paul allen. paul: the white house says president trump will nominate economist nelly yang to one of the three seats on the board of governors. in financial stability and credit markets. she spent three decades at the fed to strengthen the banking sector after th

island chain cames by both countries russian president vladimir putin and japanese prime minister shinzo abi made the comments after meeting invited last talk both leaders say they're moving towards a peace treaty to formally end second world war hostilities the two countries have never signed a treaty because of the dispute over the carrier islands russia sees the islands at the end of the war. the united nations' new human rights chief has urged that a new body be created to investigate alleged crimes committed against myanmar as will hinge on minority michelle bashes comments come after the international criminal court ruled last week that he has jurisdiction over the mass exodus of ranger refugees that have fled to neighboring bangladesh. i also welcome efforts by members think that this council to establish an independent international mckenna's them for myanmar to collect consolidate preserve and analyze every dance of the most serious international crimes in order to expedite fear and independent trials in national and international courts. this mechanism would also complement and

shinzo abe also giving a press conference of his own, saying trade talks will be different from being full free trade agreement, and wanted to create a win-win economic tied to the u.s. with respect to the auto sector in particular. clearly, the u.s. wants to import more -- export more cars into japan. s will abe says the tariff not be applied this round and round go forward with farm and other sensitive areas yet. seems like something is coming together but very light on details so far. shery: interesting to hear the prime minister say that trade talks are different from a full fpa, and a key point that japan will not go further than the current deal on farm tariffs. of course, the u.s. has been pressuring japan to open up its agricultural markets, but japan at theo keep that level negotiated level for the transpacific partnership. japanese equity markets have been doing pretty well. the last session, they fell after a seven-day rally. let's see how things are shaping up for the asian trading session. here is sophie kamaruddin. reporter: the stock market may be taking a breather. low

shinzo abe extending his tenure at the top of the game. a word of caution for chinese and hong kong stocks after the recent rally fizzled out. near historic lows and anxiety around chipmakers. they may also be revived after the stock guidance. they may see some moves coming in from samsung, reportedly planning to lower apple to keep supplies site. shery: just some after the bell announcements when it comes to electronics. this is a medical product developers set to buy major robotics for about $1.64 billion. that is about $29.29 per share. andsraeli robotics company those two parties entered a strategic agreement in may 2017. let's get you to first word news with jenna dagenhart. jenna: canada admits the nafta talks are dealing with tough issues, but all signs are working towards a deal. christopher even has had days of meetings with u.s. trade representative. she maintains her sole aim is to include an accord good for canada. the teams are in a phase of continuous negotiation, more talks are expected in washington next week. the u.k. is p

. >> the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won his third straight term as the head of the rulingiberal democratic party. the win with almost 70% of the vote takes him a step closer to becoming the country's longest-serving premier. was this the majority expected? we knew basically he was going to win. it is just a question of the margin. >> it was better than expected and moody is out with a note saying this pretty much offers stability for policy of shinzo abe. it also wipes away any uncertainty about next year's planned value added tax increase, which shinzo abe has pledged to put toward more social welfare projects and he will also push to change the path of this constitution. >> another day, another trade deadline missed. social welfare projects and he u.s.-canadian talks for a post nafta deal has failed to reach an outcome. >> in order for the deal to be signed by the new mexican president comes into office, and they have to get everything published by the end of this month. that means any sort of deal text would have to be agreed to by the three principal parties here fairl

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prime minister shinzo abe for the past two years has been resisting pressure to start these talks, andnted talks, and that's because mr abe wanted to stick to the transpacific partnership, giving japanese industry is a bit more protection. you might remember that that trade deal was agreed by 12 nations until president trump pulled out and abandoned it. so right now, prime minister abe had little choice than to agree to these bilateral talks, because the country is heavily dependent on exports, and mr trump has been threatening japanese car manufacturers with a hefty 25% tariff duty, and this of course would be disastrous forjapan, as the us is its second largest trading partner, and cars are japan's biggest export. thank you very much, sarah. let's checkin thank you very much, sarah. let's check in with the markets and see what's going on. stocks in asia fell thursday as investors took in the likelihood of further federal reserve interest—rate increases stretching into next year. we will be talking about this in a few moments. let's see what's going on with the european markets. the e

japanese prime minister shinzo abe has taken to the podium.relations with north korea once the issues with nuclear are resolved will not change. we will be unfailing in our assistance to unleash the potential north korea problem, however, i‘m asked to reiterate one thing time and time again, we will bring about the return of alljapanese abductees. are determined to make this a reality. in order to resolve the abduction issue... —— i‘m determined. shinzo abe, the japanese prime minister, he is scheduled to hold talks on the sidelines of the general assembly meeting in new york with donald trump. more of that to come. you‘ve been watching newsday. i‘m babita sharma in london. and i‘m rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. back with the headlines next. we will see goodbye. —— we will see you $0011. will see goodbye. —— we will see you soon. goodbye. hello. tuesday was a day of contrasts across the uk. cloudy and windy for northern ireland and scotland, with some outbreaks of rain. across much of england and wales we saw a good deal of sunshine, a

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played a role. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe met with u.s. trump on sunday ahead of the u.n. general assembly in remarks on japanese television, mr. abe said the two men discussed north korea and had constructive talks on trade. mr. trump has threatened a 125% tariff on japanese vehicles to reduce a trade deficit. u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanagh and the white house are denying a new allegation made by a second woman who accuses kavanagh of inappropriate sexual behavior. now, this comes after his first accuser, christine blasey ford, says she is committed to testifying publicly in a senate hearing on thursday. kavanagh denies the allegations. he will be given time to defend himself after ford testifies. >>> well, the trade war between the united states and china is rapidly intensifying. just hours ago the u.s. imposed a 10% tax on an additional $200 billion ins chinese goods, and that could increase to a rate of 25% by the end of the year. president trump has also threatened tariffs on another 267 billion in chinese goods. the chines

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shinzo abe would welcome a visit to china next month.d to work towards the visit in october, reaffirming to cheapen -- the been japan-china japan-china deepen relations. ♪ >> welcome to bloomberg markets, the european open. we are live from european at -- headquarters. good morning. stocks in asia falling today as investors assess global growth. no end in sight to trade tensions. oil prices jump as a devastating hurricane heads for the american east coast. cash trade is open in 30 minutes time.

shinzo abe is expected to win the election in japan this shinzo abe is expected to win the election injapanrkets. these other european markets, pretty mixed, fairly flat, no big corporate stories moving markets in but we will have thoughts about trade and what it means in the months ahead for the biggest economies in the world, and the knock—on effect in places like europe. back to you, ben. joining us now is sophie kilvert, who's the senior investment manager at seven investment management. look, what is interesting is the escalation of the trade war. we knew there would be retaliation from beijing, but nonetheless it will put the markets and edge? a bit, and we are very much worried about the uncertainty that is going on at the moment, as karishma said, and it adds a bit when markets could do with certainty. the us economy is still doing well, the markets are still doing well, the markets are still doing well, but if all goods suddenly coming into america, particularly from china, cost 10% more, how much can the us consumer cope? if we see the inflation rise in the states, the federal res

japan's shinzo abe vows to raise retirement age. what age do you think you'll retire — if at all? just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. worry not, sally and i will be here well into our 90s doing this programme, i have a feeling. we start in the us where it could be a difficult day for some of the biggest names in tech. wit the us midterm elections less than two months away, the us government has called tech bosses to washington, to explain what they're doing to prevent foreign manipulation of elections via social media. today, bosses of twitter and facebook will answer questions from the senate intelligence committee. facebook‘s chief operating officer, sheryl sandberg will say the social media giant has already disabled almost 1.3 billion fake accounts — a staggering sum — and the firm has doubled the number of people it has working to combat misinformation on the site. meanwhile, twitter‘s chief executive, jack dorsey, is likely to address concerns over censorship. he says that twitter does not use political ideology to make decisions in terms of

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shinzo abe champions free trade as corporate profits are seen to suffer. abe is reportedly eyeing a cabinet shuffle in early october. nikkei futures pointing higher ahead of that. haidi: thank you so much, sophie kamaruddin taking a look at the set up in asia. let's get the first word news with jessica summers. jessica: washington is seeking fast-track congress approval for a trade deal with the european union. that falls under trade promotion authority, a legislative tool that allows the president to seek a yes or no vote. the move signals talks between the u.s. and eu are going well, less than two months after they were threatening tariffs in what would appear to be the prelude to a damaging trade war. japan and russia say they want to strengthen economic ties after talks between shinzo abe and president putin in vladivostok ahead of the economic forum, which will attract regional leaders. is a long-running dispute over four northern pacific islands called the northern territories in japan and another set in russia. the rupee sank to a new low after indi

it also wipes away any uncertainty about next year's planned value added tax increase, which shinzo abeas pledged to put toward more social welfare projects and he will also push to change the constitution. >> another day, another trade deadline missed. post nafta deal has failed to reach an outcome. >> in order for the deal to be signed by the new mexican president in office, they have to get everything published by the end of this month. that means any sort of text would have to be agreed to by the three principal parties here fairly soon. the u.s. continues to signal it wants to keep and preserve the ability to use these national security tariffs if they need to on auto imports. it remains one of the sticking points between the two sides as they continue negotiations. ♪ emma: you are watching "bloomberg best." i am emma chandra. ubs has selected frankfurt as its post-brexit hub. the bank will have offices in madrid, paris, and milan. sergio ermotti spoke with haslinda amin as the deadline for a brexit deal approaches. >> whatever solution is coming, what would make it softer is no lo

now let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world japan's prime minister shinzo r.b.a. has told the u.n. general assembly he's willing to meet north korean leader kim jong un they said any such meeting would be devoted to resolving a decades old rao or abductions of japanese civilians by pyongyang. the wife of malaysia's former prime minister has appeared before an anti corruption agency roselawn monsoor was questioned over the alleged misuse of a multi-billion dollar state investment fund police found luxury goods and cash during raids an apartment building to the family shortly after husband. election defeat in may. britain's opposition labor party has voted in favor of keeping open the option of a second referendum on brags that the delegates approved the motion with overwhelming support at their annual conference being held in liverpool prime minister to resume criticize the move insisting again that there will be don't second breaks it vote. to germany now where america has suffered a serious blow to her authority a pot of entry party defied wishes by voting

talks later today to lay the groundwork for a meeting between the us president and the prime minister shinzopresident trump has made it clear he is unhappy with the two thirds of auto ex—boss and he wa nts to two thirds of auto ex—boss and he wants to have an agreement that addresses it. last year's us deficit with japan trade was third behind china. and mexico at $71 billion. according to the nikkei newspaper, japan could potentially lower ta riffs japan could potentially lower tariffs on us agricultural imports by lowering those figures. a great deal of japanese cars are exported to the us. what is interesting is that the us would have gotten those lower agricultural tariffs had they remained in the trans—pacific partnership multilateral trade agreement. japan keen to avoid the high tariffs on cars and they want to use negotiations with eu cou nterpa rts to use negotiations with eu counterparts for a free trade pact asa counterparts for a free trade pact as a model for how they should deal with the us going forward. we will keep an eye on that as it progresses. the us cable giant comcast h

shinzo abe a wage in last week, saying that the chip —— the bank ofjapan's ultra loose monetary policye monetary policy shouldn't last forever. on thursday japan is releasing its trade data for the month of august. earlier i gotan for the month of august. earlier i got an insight. us companies will be impacted and of course, fedex is at the heart of all of this. we have to remember that about 70% of trade is linked to multinational companies, who of course, that will have an impact. i think from the most recent wave of potential announcements on the $200 billion, that to a certain extent the $200 billion, that to a certain exte nt ha d the $200 billion, that to a certain extent had been flagged. what president trump is talking about following that is potentially another $267 billion which we will have two c is more of a threat than a reality. but really disruptive. let's run through the alert —— the other stuff. australia's housing, one of the world ‘s riskiest markets, what is the impact there? the property market has been really reflecting the health of the economy, which has been bo

president trump and japan's prime minister shinzo abe are due to meet later today on the sidelines ofsembly in new york to talk trade. it follows a meeting by officals from both sides on tuesday. mr trump has made it clear he's unhappy with japan's $69 billion trade surplus with the us. although some bars and pubs here in the uk have been struggling, many are reinventing themselves by offering customers new experiences. young people today drink less than previous generations, and when they do drink, they tend to drink at home. a new harry potter—inspired bar is opening in london, could concept bars change millennials' drinking habits? i was studying computer programming and design that comment i realise that a lot of the concepts i was reading about in fantasy books were actually real and i thought if we just combine the right elements, then we can make the fantasy world come to life. —— designed the right elements. the model of the business is one of the lotto, where it assumes a certain amount of natural risk but it is not like we have taken at least 20 years without knowing if the

and japan's prime minister shinzo abbay has been reelected as head of his ruling liberal democratic party and in landslide victory he want to around seventy percent of members vote based serves a third term who will become japan's longest serving premier in aug twenty twenty one. the world anti doping agency also known as wada has voted to lift a ban on russia's drug testing laboratory the move paves the way for russian athletes to return to a track and field and for the country to host major international sporting events while the ban had been in place since twenty fifteen after revelations of a major state sponsored doping scandal. the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi a crowning achievement for russian sports celebrations was short lived however as one of the largest doping scandals in sporting history began to unravel later in twenty fourteen husband and wife whistleblowers vitale stepanov and yulia stepan over helped to lift the lid on a widespread drugs cover up in russian athletics russia's testing laboratory was suspended by water the world anti-doping agency and all russia

to one of the big stories in the financial times now, and it says japanese pm shinzo abe's looking to up the retirement age. it'll go from 65 to 70 in a bid to help the country's coffers. and then the times looks at people in the uk above 70 are smarter in september. over 70s fare better in intelligence tests in the autumn. the paper looks at some of the possible reasons. with me is david buik, who's a market commentator at core spreads. he was chuckling during that story. i'm going to have to answer for myself. you are very on the ball always, even at ibm the morning. let's look at city am, looking at the former brexit secretary david davis, it says he is fully poised to throw his weight behind the government's brexit strategy. what is he going to do next? what a mess. i don't care, which way you voted, one way or another, nobody voted for this. the chequers agreement, i'm not saying it has been torn up but it has got a lot of opposition, particularly within the labour party and the tory party. david davis has obviously been in cahoots with jacob rees—mogg, who has had a conversation

agreement with south korea, president trump is looking for a deal when he meets japanese prime minister shinzo abe today. the two have always on the surface, as you today. the two have always on the surface, as you can today. the two have always on the surface, as you can see, appeared very friendly and getting along, but how will they get on with trade negotiations? automobiles and agriculture have always been a sticking point between the two. president trump has made it clear he is unhappy with japan's $69 billion trade surplus with the united states. nearly two thirds of that are from water exports from japan, and he says he wants to weigh a agreement to assess this. our a nalyst says agreement to assess this. our analyst says they need to agree on a broad framework to expand trade between the two countries —— two way a agreement. on automotive is, broadly speaking, japan has done everything it can do to make a fair playground. no import tax the us ca i’s playground. no import tax the us cars or any other foreign cars into japan, and on agriculture, while japan, and on agriculture, while ja

last night, he had dinner with shinzo abe.efing with iran as the focus. >> rudy giuliani said over the weekend that u.s. sanctions on iran could cause a successful revolution in iran. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley downplaying any suggestion the u.s. is going into iran. >> we are looking to protect americans and protect our allies. >> iran's rhetoric against the u.s. escalating ahead of the u.n. general assembly. tehran blaming america and the saudi arabia for the deadly attack on the military parade in iran. despite the claim, the isis news agency circulating a video claiming three of the four attackers. iran's revolutionary guard says attackers will face deadly and unforgettable revenge. >>> coming up, no matter how awkward your thanksgiving is, it cannot be as bad as congress member paul gosar and his family. we'll explain. >>> more than 100 people searching a north carolina park right now for a boy with autism who vanished over the weekend. at t. rowe price our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment o

to one of the big stories in the financial times now, and it says japanese pm shinzo abe's looking tond then the times looks at people in the uk above 70 are smarter in september. over 70s fare better in intelligence tests in the autumn. the paper looks at some of the possible reasons. with me is david buik, who's a market commentator at core spreads. he was chuckling during that story. i'm going to have to answer for myself. you are very on the ball always, even at ibm the morning. let's look at city am, looking at the former brexit secretary david davis, it says he is fully poised to

as prime minister shinzo ave has told the u.n. general assembly that he is willing to meet north korean leader kim jong un but he said any such meeting would be devoted to resolving a decades old rao over abductions of japanese civilians by pyongyang. the wife of malaysia's former prime. minister has appeared before an anti corruption agency when a small man sore was questioned over the alleged misuse of a multi-billion dollar state investment fund police found luxury goods and cash during raids on apartments linked to the family shortly after a husband she presides alexion defeat in may. well back here in germany chancellor angela merkel suffered a serious blow when her parliamentary party rejected her personal choice and close ally to lead the conservative bloc in the parliament all came as somewhat of a surprise both to the chancellor and to the political establishment america is upon us believe it could be the beginning of the end for her fourteen year long chancellorship. the german government's weekly meeting chancellor ange

in other news japanese prime minister shinzo are they has been reelected as head of his ruling liberal democratic party the one paves the way for him to become the country's longest serving leader promising economic growth and changes to the country's defense forces malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is expected in court to face twenty one money laundering charges facing a string of allegations linked to billions of dollars that went missing from the state investment fund when he was in office millions were transferred to personal bank accounts for the pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif has been greeted by a crowd of jubilant supporters after being freed on bail the high court ordered sharif his daughter and son in law to be released until their appeal against corruption convictions can be heard rescue workers in the philippines are continuing search efforts following a landslide in the wake of typhoon man caught family members in the mining town of gone have been waiting to identify bodies as they recovered canada's government says it needs more flexibility from the unite

chain of islands in the pacific ocean russian president vladimir putin and japanese prime minister shinzo they made the comments after their meeting in. russia they said they're working towards signing a peace treaty which would formally end the second world war hostilities. now just one see separates the two main political blocs in sweden after parliamentary elections on sunday neither one of the makeup off the next government on clear where the far right democrat party says it holds the balance of power but both leading blocs have ruled out including them in a coalition john holl reports from stockholm. so even wakes up to a confused political picture one of the main parties or blocs as a clear majority coalition talks could take weeks and the sweden democrats the far right party much talked about before is down in third place but its achievements are very real nonetheless pushing the national discourse to the right stripping support away from the main parties and forcing sweden to confront important questions about immigration integration and the kind of country it wants to be sweden h

shinzo abe faced a scandal and calls to resign. to run another three terms as prime minister. shery ahn, what does this mean for economic stability or growth from japan? shery: what a political survivor. coming back and now he could potentially be the longest serving prime minister of japan after a revolving door of prime ministers in the past. what this means for japan is more economic strength. his threeng to pursue arrows put forth when he first took over in 2012. monetary easing, physical stimulus, but structural reform is missing. now he is trying to conjure -- carry out more controversial measures and once people to retire later. from 65 to 70 years old. he wants to bring in more foreign workers to help with labor shortage which is pretty drastic measures in japan. joe: it is easy to spend more money and play monetary policy lever, but you need political capital for the third arrow. shery: the concern is that the prime minister will back down as he has done in the past. he has been known to water down controversial subjects e

japan's prime minister shinzo avi has been reelected as head of the ruling liberal democratic party in a landslide victory he wondered around seventy percent of members votes if the first he would become japan's longest serving premier in august two thousand and twenty one. pictures of emerge capturing the dramatic moment when a firefighter's hose is snatched from his hands by the force of red fire to nato and british columbia in canada this happened in august as more than five hundred one files were blazing across the region fearing by rising heat and high winds. that the parties in uganda have arrested the opposition politician known as bobby why he was detained upon his return from the u.s. made to seek treatment for injuries sustained during alleged torture police banter rallies to welcome wind who is a fierce critic of the ugandan president. some of korea's president says north korean leader kim jong un wants to restart nuclear talks with chief u.s. diplomat mike bumpy oh and hopes for a second summit with president donald trump. was speaking after he returned from three days of t

thank you. >> applause there for japanese prime minister shinzo abe. later in the show we'll hear from the russian energy minister >>> one of our other top stories today, china is seeking permission from the wto to imposebillion a year on retaliatory sanctions on the u.s. amid a dispute over dumping duties beijing began the dispute five yea years ago with a complaint about u.s. dumping rules the wto ruled last year that washington's previous actions had been illegal >>> and christine lagarde warned that trade tensions could deliver a shock to emerging markets. her comments have raised fresh concerns among analysts that a crisis in turkey or argentina could spread to other developing economies. she said the imf does not yet expect that kind of contagion but that that could change rapidly. >>> canada is reportedly ready to offer the u.s. limited access to its dairy market as a concession in nafta talks. president trump said trade negotiations are going well and that ottawa is keen to make a deal >> let's stop dragging europe's name through the mud, so sa

benjamin netanyahu of israel, shinzo abe of japan, and britain's theresa may. he will chair a security council meeting focused on iran. tuesday he addressed the u.n. for the second time as president. and after repeated claims that the world laughed at the u.s. under past administrations, it literally happened under trump. >> in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country m. [ laughter ] america's -- so true. didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay. [ laughter ] >> the reason that laughter was rolling is it had to be translated in the headphones to the various languages there. mr. trump went on to push his america-first agenda stressing sovereignty and stressing the global migration crisis can be solved by making all countries, quote, great again. the president's main focus on iran, accusing the regime of sowing chaos, death, and destruction, and urged other countries to join the u.s. by putting economic pressure on iran. afterward, the national security adviser, john bolton, went

current islands which they both claim is a russian president vladimir putin and japanese prime minister shinzo abi made the comments optimising and right of all stock in eastern russia both leaders say they're moving towards a peace treaty to formally end second world war hostilities the truth and the relations between our countries progress for the first time in our history including joint military cooperation. today i would like to have a there a talk on bilateral issues including economic questions also on international issues and cooperation with russia in the field i would also like to discuss our historic ties to sunup.

shery: we also have president trump meeting with prime minister shinzo abe of japan. key issue not only in this summit coming up, also when it comes to other nations as the u.s. tries to change the trade dynamic around the. -- the world. what are we expecting from japanese policymakers when it comes to fixing trade? bruce: let's give them some credit. the pursuit of the tpp 11 and successful conclusion of that agreement. it nonetheless creates an opening, keeps that idea and framework alive. ultimately the u.s. might be able to join it. for now the u.s. is pursuing a bilateral deal with the japanese. i would be very surprised if the japanese went for that. it is much more in their interest to bring the u.s. back into the tpp. they may make some moves to keep trump warm but i doubt they will open up for a bilateral deal. they have to keep the relationship warm. abe was an early leader to forge a relationship with trump. he has worked carefully. but he found himself left behind when it comes to critical developments on the korean peninsula, in which he has a huge stake.

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he sent out a tweet about the dinner with shinzo abe. it did not have to do with brett kavanaugh's nomination. i wanted to report about some reporting we've seen from the washington post that brett kavanaugh has spent several hours at the white house going through mock confirmation hearings with aides, white house aides play acting as specific senators throwing questions at him repeatedly about christine blasey ford's accusations, about his time at georgetown prep school, et cetera, et cetera. according to that reporting, there were certain questions that kavanaugh did not want to answer but obviously the white house is trying to prepare him as best as possible for that hearing on thursday, ana. >> boris sanchez in new york. jessica snider in washington. thank you both. >>> let's talk it over now with cnn politics reporter chris deliza, laura coates and former federal prosecutor ali honan. laura, here's what we know. republicans are not budging on outside witnesses. there will not be an independent investigation at this point that's the

as should prime minister shinzo abe.nderpinning the economy here, they are good numbers. what is also quite interesting as we see there has been a lot of investment in laborsaving technology, which is very good in japan given the labor shortage. off and that is a bad thing for japan but right now we are seeing investments make up for that, which should increase efficiency in the japanese economy. all in all that is very good. we saw nice improvements with investment in the automotive sector, the semi conductive sector, two strong sectors for japan were automation is a very strong thing. all in all, some very good numbers today. haidi: what is the risk outlook, though? brett: yes, there is a risk outlook. it is very hard to see better numbers in the third quarter. quite often after such a strong number like this you see something of a pullback. if we look at the outlook, the --gest [please stand by] local demand is not so strong. we need a pickup and local consumer spending, not just consumer spending. definitely another

we will be watching what shinzo abe might do on his fiscal stimulus plan.of the cabinet after the reshuffling, proving that the tried and tested formula will continue. and also we could see a little bit of a glimmer of hope for carmakers in japan as well as the opening of bilateral trade talks with the u.s. sophie: potentially, as japan is hoping to delay potential auto tariffs with negotiation with the eventual goal of avoiding them completely. we are seeing pressure for auto stocks yesterday, perhaps we might see some green shoots coming through today. the timeline is ticking. you do have the fed boy for the u.s. to determine if auto imports represent a security risk and present what we are seeing with japan to let trump is seen with canada, saying he will stop -- slap tariffs on canadian auto if there's no progress. this week, the senate finance committee held a hearing with senators from both parties and industry witnesses in general agreement that tariffs on autos and metals would only raise costs, hurt suppliers, manufacturers, dealers, and consumers.

those words from japanese prime minister shinzo abe, who says he is willing to week with kim jong-un. just one year ago he said the window for diplomacy with pyongyang was closing. speaking tuesday, he said any bilateral summit would be focused on resolving a decades-old spat over north korea -- of japanese civilians. american comedian bill cosby has been sent to prison for sexual assault. dad, hebed america's drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at his philadelphia home in 2004. embroiled inld was similar accusations from more than 60 women dating back several decades. from the beloved cultural icon, to a sexual predator in handcuffs. tuesday's sentence completed the remarkable downfall of the tv star once that is america's dad. cosby will begin his time behind bars any security state prison near the site of the trial. officials will determine where he serves his three-your sentence. prosecutors hailed the news as a victory. >> he used his acting skills and endearing tv personality to win over his victims and keep them silent about what he did to them. now, finally, bill cosby has